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VOLUME LVI.
ASTOIUA, OREGON, .THURSDAY,' A I GUST 20, 1903.
NUMBER 1J9.
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QUEEN
Coronation Ceremonies And Parade Of
Forenoon Carried Owt As Scheduled
--Conditions Unite For Success
Of THe
. The crownlnf of Quen Francea yi-
tcriUy morning marked the comence
ment of the ninth annual regatta, and
waa uniuitlunahly the tmnt goraeoua
affair of he kind ever attempted In the
Wet. With all the formullty of royal
coronations the opening ceremony'waa
performed In the pn-nence of an enor
moua crowd, and wht-n, at It conclua
lon, her majeaty aroae .fur a moment to
declare the ygatta formally opened,
there ar"M a cheer from the vtint tliiong
that could be h-ard for mllea. Score of
Ktraniera Joined In the joyoua outburst
and the din wan (Wif-nlng-.
Owing to the girat -runh of people at
the grand etand. the coronation waa d
luyed fur fully half an hour. Lung be
fore 9 clock thouaanda tn-ann flwklng
to th water front 'and hy the great
grand KluRd waa packed. The crowd
ui'Bl f'irwflrd, however, until It seem
ed that the weaker onex must surely
be ciunhifd. Hundrdt applied fur ad
mission, but were turned away.
The ntjIgHiorlng d"t k were Hkewlw
crowded with apectators. Every avail
able Inch of space was occupied, while
the bont thut darted about on the
broad course wre laden with paaaen
gers. It was a record crowd, auro.i
Ing all former grherlngs and exceeding
by far thf inont nulne exiwctatlons
of the regatta coinnilttee. '
rt'iYAL BAROE POMES IN SI OUT
AlKtut S 50 the royal barge came Into
dlaht. Th! barge had been moored at
the O. IX.tt N.dock, where queen Frun
in. h'-r court and the vtHitliig dlgnllar
e hoarded. A the n.yal fleet came
slowly toward the grand stand tho o
ple urn-' to obtain a better view, with
the Inevitable result that many were
tumble to observe nil the details of Ihe
rtlK-nitig ceremony. The barge wuk
moored directly in front of the gjand
stand and all th nt wore ordered off
the fours?, U-aving the barge In full
slaht.
Qiiefti Frances occupied the thrne at
the center, her nmlds and ladles in wait
lug surr.mn.llng h.-r. To the left were
assembled Oovernor Chnn.behlaln and
his staff, In full unifotm. while Adtnl-
rul Smith and start o. . uimm positions
to the right. The 'lowr k'iIs and pnKes
were also in sight of the spectators;
Mayor guprenant ofheiated as master
of ceremonies. '
The crown was placed on the head uf
Queen Frances by Admiral Smith. Her
majesty then arose and made royal dee
luratlon of the .pniiig of the regatta.
As she resumed lier scat Governor
Chamberlain, with Kmnta. Queen o'f
Admiral A,
Portland, on hi arm, stepped before
her majesty, and the distinguished
visitors bowed to the uueen. The other
visiting queens, each o nthe arm of 4
member of the governor's staff, knelt
In turn before her majesty. The mem
ber of the admirers staff likewise sa
luted the queen.
From the grand stand the scene waa
one of rare mngnlfleane. Frances In-
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deed icaiked queenly . her royal robes.
The sun sh'om gloriously through the en
tire ceremony, tha great western river
was as quiet as a mill pmd and every
condition wus favorable for a corona
tion., "How beautiful our'queenf was
an exi isolation that came from the
lips of the thousands of onlookers on
involuntary tribute to tha grace of the
fair young qu-n than whom none
sweeter has ever reigned. With all th
pomp of a royal court of bygone ages
Queen Frances assumed the throne for
which she Is so well fitted, and the
niultitndo, anxious to Klve vent to Its
ftpllng of good will, cheered lustily for
the fair-st uf all fair queens.
The coiotiation over. Gvernnr Caani
berlaln and staff left the royal barge
on a stHHin launch tor the U. S. S.
Concord and were conveyed rapidly to
tho cruiser. w Aa his excellency bourded
N, Smith.
the cruiser a salute of 17 guna was
fired In his honor. The crowd watched
with breathless Interest while the guns
roared for Oregon's governor, and the
incident was one of the features of the
morning exercises.
In honor of Queen Frances all the
government vessels displayed signals
which read; "F R A N CE S . "
This mark of courtesy Is one seldom ex-
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Regatta
unded.
THE FIKST RACE.
The Hrst jrace of the day was a four
oared mhell ivent between two local
crews, one representing the East End
and the other the West End. The
West Enders pulled an uneven stroke
at the very start, but soon setled down
to busbies. They were no match for
the doughty East Enders, however, and
tha latter won handily, their opponents
falling' to finish. Gold pennant pins go
to the fbur victors.
FOREIGN SHELLS RACE.
FVr the fl: :t time In the history of
thA'Amoria vcgitta two foreign crews
rartlcipated yesterday morning In a
Junior four-oared barge race The crew
represent?d the cities of Vancouver and
Victoria. B. C. The race was hotly con
tvstpjl throughout, the boats turning the
bimy nt almost precisely the same mo
ment, Coming Into the stretch they
wtrs n ck and neck, the t rews laboring
with intent and main to gain a telling
..ciyajitage. The Victoria aKsregatiotx
.parted magnitlcently at the end and
wen out by the narrow margin of three
soebnus. Gold pennant plns-also went
with"" this 'ev-mt. The Portland crew
was; expei ted to contest this race, but
failed to put In an appearance.
Jl'NlORJsARGE RACE.
The Junior four-oared barge race was
Ihe-lfcorntrg event on water that at
tracted the greatest attention. The
three California crews were entered--Alameda,
South End and Ariel. The
Alamedns gained a lead that was never
overcome and won from South End by
five seconds, the Ariels finishing 25 sec
onds behind ,the South End four. The
prtisea were gold pennant pins.
THE CUTTER RAPE.
Crews from the U. S. S. Manianita,
Columbine and Heather next contested
for supremacy In cutters. The- Man
xapita crew succeeded lit capturing the
prize after a hard struggle. The Col
umbine' crew finished second and the
Heather crew third. The Manianita
cutter is the best of the available boats
here as usual rowed to victory.
HIGH DIVING.
The crowd was entertained for 20 min
utes with an exhibition of high diving.
There were four participants and their
feats were of the breath-taking variety.
One of the dlvera was exceptionally pro
ficlent and his performance elicited
warm applause..
THE STREET PARADE.
The street parade, which started at
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l:4i, was one of gigantic proportions.
The line of march was packed with peo
pie, aU anxious to obtain a second
glimpse of Queen Frances. In the pro
cession were the visiting queens in car
riages, the governor and his stall, the
admiral and his staff.the queen's maid
of honor and the ladles-ln-walting and
other notable personages. -.
The queen occupied carriage that
was literally laden wiUTftowers and
drawn by four coal-black horses.- As
her majesty's carriage passed through
the straits the queen was accorded an
other ovation, bowing graciously from
side to side, her appreciation of the loy
alty of he rlovlng subjects. ,Tbe gen
uine outbursts of enthusiasm with
which the queen was greeted during
the day was certainly a flattering tri
bute to her popularity, for never be
fore was so loyal a welcome extended a
regatta ruler. ' - : "..
The parade disbanded at regatta
headquarters, and the next hour and
a half the great crowd enjoyed lunch.
AFTERNOON PROGRAM.
The afternoon was almost entirely
given up to the yachting events. The
fish boats were first sent away from an
shored start. Then the Shoalwater
bay sloops were started and next the
Portland boats. " At the start tne wma
was light, but freshened up a bit as the
afternoon wore on.
The fish boat race was won by A,
Swlrson. who finished five onds
ahead of Charles Mattter. Victor John
son finished fourth and Emll Mattson
fifth. The prlxes were $T0 and 30.
The sloops finished In the following or
der: Olympic, Uname, aim
Olympic defeats Undine by ( minutes.
The Portland boats finished In the fol
lowing order: Wiaard. Skyrocket.
Wauha and Orioles The Wizard won
handily from her competitors, defeating
Skyrocket by 10 minutes. The sloops
won prizes of $159, $75 .and $25 respect
ively and similar prises went to the
Portland boats.
During the afternoon several events
of minor importance were pulled off In
front of the grand stand to the amuse
ment of the crowd.
THE HOSE RACE.
The speed race, the first event for fire
men, was pulled off at 4:30, p. m., on
Bond street. Three hose teams enter-ed-Astoria,
Oregon City and Vancouv
er, Wash. Vancouver ian first ari3,
after a good start, finished poorly.
Vancouver covered the distance In 32-2-5.
Astoria followed and ran an even
race from start to finish, going the dis
tance in 31 1-5. Oregon City started
too strongly and three of its men drop
ped off.' The last named team was cred
ited with the good time bf 31 2-5 sec
onds. First money, $100 went to Astor
ia and second money, $30, to Oregon
city.
CRACK SPRINTER HERE.
Heffner, one of Oregon City's dele
gation, had no trouble !n capturing
the 100-yard foot race. Smith finishing
second. Heffner also won the 220-yard
run, Curtis, of Astoria, finishing second.
Heffner is a crack sprinter and is said
to have recently come north from'San .
Francisco. He la easily the fastest
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The footracing concluded the program
of the day and th crowd dispersed, i
A fitting close to the day's events was
the ball at Foard Stokes' hall in the
evening. It was . mingling of royalty
and democracy, an exhibition of re
splendent costumes and ball room so
clabtWy. The queen with her maids,
ladles-ln-waitlng, the admiral and staff,
the governor of the state, a United
States senator and other dignitaries
were there and everyone present of the
Immense throng enjoyed the maty
dance to the full of his bent.
PROGRAM TODAY
Afternoon 1:00; Columbia river fist
boats. Twice around course. Work
ing sails. Anchor start. First prize
$7'V second $30." IS enter. Exhibition
Ft. Canby Life Saving Crew. ; . '
1:15. Free for all sailing race. First
prize $1')0, second $75, third $25. Shoal
water bay and Portland boats to en
ter. Sub-marine diving exhibition. Ex
hibition light house tender placing and
taking up buoys '
1:30. Whitehall sailing race. First
prize $20, second $10. Upset race.
1:45. Cannery tender's race. First
prize $20, second $10. Tilting match.
S:00. Shooting tournament.
4 ;00. Hose -ace. Dry test. Vancou
ver. Oregon City, Astoria. First prtxe
$100, second $50. Foot races, 440 yards..
First prize $20, second $10. One and
one fourth miles- First prize $20, sec
ond $10..- .-,?'
Queen Frances will appear In public
twice today: At the grand stand In tha
morning and at the reception In the
evening. At 9:30 her majesty will grace
the grand stand, arriving from one of
the government vessels. . . . . . i
Evening Mrs.' W O.-Wllklnson win
give a public reception at ' lier home
where visitors and the people of Astoria
will have the pleasure of meeting Queen
Frances I. . "
Queen -Francis, it should be under
stood, reigns as queen of the greatest
regatta Astoria ever held. She Is not
queen of any particular class, but an
impartial reigning monarch, solicitous
for the welfare of a'l her subjects and
a cordial invitation Is extended to every
body to attend the public reception she
will hold at the residence of her aunt,
(Continued on page six.).
Hon. H. J. Wherity; Marsha'.
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